Nonstop flight route between Gode, Ethiopia and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gode Airport (GDE), Gode, Ethiopia and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,278 miles (or 13,321 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Gode Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Gode Airport and Columbus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDE / HAGO |
Airport Name: | Gode Airport |
Location: | Gode, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'7"N by 43°34'42"E |
Area Served: | Gode, Ethiopia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDE |
More Information: | GDE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBM / KCBM |
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Location: | Columbus, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'38"N by 88°26'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CBM |
More Information: | CBM Maps & Info |
Facts about Gode Airport (GDE):
- The furthest airport from Gode Airport (GDE) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Gode Airport (meaning Gode Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,118 miles (19,502 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Gode Airport (GDE) is Kabri Dar Airport (ABK), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) NE of GDE.
- Gode Airport (GDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gode Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at Gode Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- Columbus was initially assigned to the AAF Southeast Training Center with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.
- The closest airport to Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of CBM.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- As the demand for pilots to support the war in Southeast Asia increased, the number of B-52s based stateside fell because they were needed overseas.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,088 miles (17,844 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 30th Flying Training Wing at Columbus and assigned it to the AAF Eastern Flying Training Command.
- In 1965 the 454th converted to B-52D, which was re-engineered for conventional bomb missions over Southeast Asia, although some B-52Cs were also assigned during 1968–69.
- About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
- During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.